This one looks great, but really, it's all about the engine. It's a 6-liter V-12 brute that produces 17% more power than the one it replaces. Now, the Rapide S is 0.3 seconds faster in running from zero to 62 miles per hour. It makes the run in 4.9 seconds, compared with 5.2 seconds for the current sports car.

Top speed is now 190 mph, which is pretty amazing for a naturally aspirated engine that also gets somewhat better gas mileage than the last one.

"The car's stunning visual appeal is now matched by a much more powerful and yet more efficient engine – our exceptional new AM11 V-12 – which increases massively both the excitement and performance potential of the Rapide S," says Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez in a statement.